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Los Negros Occurrence

Occurrence in Catamarca, Argentina with commodity Barium-Barite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004305
MRDS ID AR01123
Record type Site
Current site name Los Negros Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.63279, -27.63079 (WGS84)
Elevation 4300
Relative position 30 KM SSE OF LA LAGUNITA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Catamarca(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Catamarca

Comments on the location information

  • 10 KM N OF RIO CHASCHUIL ON HIGHEST PART OF QUEBRADA LOS NEGROS; LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES FROM NIMA'S GEONAMES DATABASE ARE FOR RIO CHASCHUIL

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BARITE IS IMPURE, HAS NO GALENA OR SPHALERITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 181
USGS model code 27e
Deposit model name Disseminated Sb

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.63279, -27.63079
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45E
    Dip 40NW
    Thickness 0.09M
    Length 900M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN; 1966, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y GEOLOGIO; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA. TURNER, JUAN CARLOS, 1967, DNGM BOL. 106, P. 64

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1993 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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